Ahmed Obeidat, MD, PhD; Jeffrey Cohen, MD; and Erin Longbrake, MD, PhD discuss the evolution of fellowship training for multiple sclerosis specialists.
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Panelists
Ahmed Obeidat, MD, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis; Director, Neuroimmunology and MS Fellowship Program, The Medical College of Wisconsin
Jeffrey Cohen, MD Director, Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis Treatment and Research; Director, Experimental Therapeutics Program, Cleveland Clinic
Erin Longbrake, MD, PhD Assistant Professor of Neurology; Director, Fellowship Program, Multiple Sclerosis & Other Inflammatory Brain Disease, Yale School of Medicine
Key Learning Objectives
Fellowship training paths in multiple sclerosis
Subspecialty certification training in multiple sclerosis
Practical advice for the clinical care of multiple sclerosis
The future of clinician training for multiple sclerosis care
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